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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

Article 206

…ntained in force in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments, unions governed by articles L. 2131-1 to L. 2136-2 of the French Labour Code, public interest foundations, company foundations, end…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…he public, even on an ancillary basis, failing to make the declaration provided for in Article L. 5221-4;12° Any natural or legal person who, on national territory, sterilises devices referred to in A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89

…h this presumption is based; 2° The sanctions and consequences incurred pursuant to Articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23-6 and those proposed by the Secretary General of the Agency pursuant to Article L. 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article D7231-1

…e who temporarily need personal help in their own home, excluding care involving medical procedures;21° Coordination and provision of the services mentioned in this article.III - The activities mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

Articles R. 4127-1 to R. 4127-21, R. 4127-23 to R. 4127-84 and R. 4127-95 to R. 4127-112 are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

I. - Articles L. 5215-16 to L. 5215-18, L. 5215-21, L. 5215-26 to L. 5215-29, L. 5215-40 and L. 5215-42 are applicable to metropolitan areas. For the application of article L. 5211-17, the majority co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…solining petrol;- €1.90 per tonne of sulphur contained for sulphur ores other than iron pyrites ;- €212.50 per thousand net tonnes delivered for brown coal with a calorific value equal to or greater t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-26

…ilable to the committee, under the conditions set out in the agreement mentioned in article L. 2312-21 or, in the absence of an agreement, in sub-paragraph 4:1° Information on trends in employment, qu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-12

…e related undertaking concerned: a) Surplus funds covered by the second paragraph of Article R. 351-21, of a related life insurance or reinsurance undertaking of the undertaking mentioned in the first…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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